Learn English with Bob the Canadian
If you want to learn English you've come to the right place. I'm Bob the Canadian and I make videos on Youtube (Just search for "Bob the Canadian" on Youtube!) as well as podcasts right here to help you learn English. Each week I teach a lesson and I host a question and answer session about the English language. During these sessions I will my best to answer as many questions as I can that you have about the English language!
Episodes
550 episodes
English Collocations You Must Know for Towns and Cities!
Collocations are two words that are very often seen together. In this English lesson I'll help you learn some very common English collocations that we use when talking about towns and cities. Let's go on a tour of my town and I'll help you lear...
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Season 6
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Episode 39
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8:41
An English Lesson about Starting Again
In this English lesson I will help you learn 10 phrases that you can use to describe starting again. We all take breaks in life for one reason or another, but at some point we resume what we were doing.Maybe you took a break from studyi...
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Season 6
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Episode 38
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8:56
Let's Learn English! Topic: What's the Difference Between...? 🐊🏢🐁
In this English lesson you will learn the difference between some English word pairs. Do you know the difference between an apartment and a condo? What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Have you seen a mouse or a rat in yo...
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Season 6
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Episode 37
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27:07
How to Talk about Injuries, Health Care, and Medicine in English! 🏥👩⚕️🚑
In this English lesson I will help you learn vocabulary that you can use to talk about injuries, health care, and medicine. I'm a bit of an injury expert right now as I recently hurt myself while playing baseball. In this English lesson I'll re...
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Season 6
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Episode 36
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11:18
Part 3 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🐑⌚⏱️
Welcome to part 3 of this English lesson about people's flaws. In this English lesson you'll learn vocabulary like: neglectfulness, envy, intolerance, cowardice, blame-shifting, overthinking, control issues, distrustfulness, and la...
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Season 6
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Episode 35
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7:44
Part 2 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🐓👀💰
Welcome to part 2 of this English lesson about people's flaws. In this English lesson you'll learn vocabulary like: insecurity, judgmental, pessimism, manipulative, perfectionism, over-sensitivity, greed, gossiping, closed-mindedne...
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Season 6
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Episode 34
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12:31
Part 1 - Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing People's Flaws! 🥊🦥😒
In this English lesson we'll learn about people's flaws. In a previous English class I talked about virtues. Flaws are sort of the opposite. They are the negative characteristics of people. The types of things that other people find annoying or...
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Season 6
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Episode 33
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10:15
Let's Learn English! Topic: Animal Inspired Words & Phrases! 🐿️🐀🐈
In this English class I will help you learn some words and phrases that were inspired by the behaviours or looks of the animals around us. Sometimes animals look or behave in a certain way, and we've decided to add words and phrases to the Engl...
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Season 6
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Episode 32
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28:46
Are You Forgetting English Words When Speaking? Try These Tips!
In this English lesson I'll share 5 strategies that you can use when you forget English words when speaking. This is a common problem for people who are learning English. They know the words. They can understand the words, but when they need th...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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6:00
Let's Learn English! Topic: Virtues (Describing People) 🦉🎁⌚
In this English lesson I will help you learn the English vocabulary to talk about virtues. Virtues are the things that make people good people. You may know someone who is timely or patient. You might try to be on time all the time. These virtu...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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29:12
14 Ways to Answer the Question, "How's it going?" - An English Lesson
In this English lesson I will help you learn 14 different responses to the English question, "How's it going?". In my part of the English speaking world this is a very common greeting. In fact, it's the one I use quite a bit to greet colleagues...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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6:45
Let's Learn English! Topic: Flight! 🪂✈️🐦
In this English lesson you will learn words and phrases that you can use to talk about flight and flying in your next conversation. Helicopters fly. Birds fly. Planes fly. Look up and you're likely to see machines or animals above you. In this ...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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23:43
Let's Learn English at the Strip Mall / Shopping Plaza
In this English lesson we'll go to the strip mall! In my part of the English speaking world we have what are called strip malls or shopping plazas. It is a place where all the stores are in a row with the door facing the parking lot. Come with ...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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13:22
Let's Learn English! Topic: Everyday Verbs! 👕🐕📌
There are things we do every day and in this English lesson I will help you learn the verbs we use to talk about those activities. I did a lesson in the past about everyday items. In this English class I'll take it one step further and teach yo...
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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19:27
Don't Quit Learning English!
Learning English can be a daunting task. Sometimes you feel like you've been studying forever and maybe want to quit. In this English lesson I'll give you five reasons why you shouldn't quit! I'll do my best to give you some encouragement...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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6:48
Let's Learn English! Topic: Phrasal Nouns! 🧳💾📄
Did you know that phrasal verbs sometimes have a noun to go with it? When someone breaks in and steals something from your car we call it a break-in. When you want to get away from work for a vacation, we call it a getaway.In this Engli...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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29:24
Let's Learn English! Topic: Saturday Chores! 🧹🚽🛒
In this English lesson, which will take place on a Saturday, I will talk about all the chores that people typically do on a Saturday.In this free English class I'll help you learn words and phrases like: to get groceries, to sweep the f...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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25:17
Tips for Using The News to Learn English 📺📻📰
Using the news to learn English is an amazing strategy. In this English lesson I'll talk about 6 reasons why the news is a great way to study English and along the way I'll give you some tips on how to do it well.In this English class I...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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7:35
Let's Learn English! Topic: Talking About Things You Like! 🍫☕🍕
It's good to be back doing live English lessons. I'll probably keep this one short and simple. I'm planning to talk about the things I like. While you listen to me talk about the things I like, you'll hear a lot of example phrases so you ...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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21:08
Why English Conversation Practice is Important
Preply is a great way to find an English conversation partner. Use this link http://preply.sjv.io/e1gM5D to get 50% off your first lesson or use code BOB50 at checkout. In my experience Preply is a grea...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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10:03
Let's Learn English! Topic: Imaginary Creatures and Animals! 🐉🦄👻
In this English lesson I will help you learn the names for many different imaginary creatures and animals. These are the sorts of creatures you would read about in a fantasy novel, or see on a TV show or in a movie. I'll admit, these aren't the...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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22:23
Let's Learn English! Topic: Body Part Idioms! 😛👣👁️
In this English lesson I will help you learn over 25 English idioms and each one have a body part in it.I know this sounds a bit strange, but in this English class I will talk about the following idioms: drag your feet, give someone a h...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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27:02
Let's Learn English! Topic: Noises! 💥🐝🧊
There are so many noises in the world around us, and in this English lesson I will help you learn over thirty English words that we use to describe those noises.In this English lesson you'll learn words like: buzz, clink, clank, fizz, p...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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29:15
Learn English with This Book! A Giveaway!
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSt0O5VuRfY
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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6:58
Let's Learn English! Topic: Speed! 🏎️🏃⚡
In this English lesson I will help you learn words and phrases you can use to talk about speed.I will teach you words and phrases like: miles per hour, kilometres per hour, the speed of sound, the speed of light, at a snail's pace, to b...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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23:38